Ray and Laura began their journey into the dry cleaning industry in 1964. Leaving the corporate world behind them, the Ogdens purchased a quite antiquated commercial laundry and dry cleaning company in California. They were lucky that same day and one-hour services were becoming fashionable – more people were working more and needed their laundry cleaned and their suits dry cleaned in a hurry. Before long they were able to purchase another cleaners in Arcadia. In 1971, they sold both stores and bought a One Hour Martinizing in Santa Monica.